MD homestudy optional?

July 3, 2012

I see there hasn't been activity in this section for years, but I'm hoping I can still get a response. A friend of ours who recently adopted (she lives in DC, baby born in MD) said that MD PAs don't have to pass a homestudy. Is this true? And if so, does this mean that there's a difference in the types of background checks that the agency runs as well?

Leeah

July 3, 2012

I live in Maryland and was definitely required to have a home study. No matter what state you're in I don't think you can adopt without one.

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anilorak13ska

July 4, 2012

Thanks. Is it possible that the law has changed? It sounded unlikely, but I thought I'd ask.

Sharon Kaufman

November 20, 2015

Maryland is a very highly regulated state. There is no way that residents would be exempt from having a homestudy for domestic or international adoption. And the homestudy needs to be quite detailed, including, for example, an inspection by the fire marshal and, I believe, the Health Department. I lived in DC when I adopted, but I live in Maryland now; close friends who adopted at the same time had to jump through all the usual homestudy hoops.

Sharon

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